Whananaki bar surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 07 Apr 2026 NZST
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Whananaki bar surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Whananaki bar sea temperature is
20.9° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Whananaki bar today?

The current surf forecast for Whananaki bar at 12PM is: 3.5m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 07). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Apr)11ft (3.5m)9s
Afternoon (07 Apr)13ft (4.0m)9s
Evening (07 Apr)7.5ft (2.3m)9s

Table - waves today at Whananaki bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Fri
10
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
3
3
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
1
1
2
3
4
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
ENE
3.5
ENE
3.5
ENE
3.5
ENE
4
NE
4
NE
2.3
E
2.3
E
2.2
E
1.9
E
2
E
1.9
E
1.9
E
1.8
E
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.7
NNE
2
NNE
2
NNE
1.9
NNE
1.8
NNE
Period(s) (?)999999999999111110101010101516161515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)15501940204120892344218895487477556764258879871651351346446446413641889184215401330
Wind
(km/h)
40
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
45
ENE
40
NE
40
NE
30
NNE
25
NNE
15
N
10
N
5
N
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
WSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
5
SE
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onglassonon
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:38AM
1.82
11:09PM
1.87
11:20AM
1.74
11:53PM
1.79
12:04PM
1.66
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:38AM
0.41
4:52PM
0.32
5:20AM
0.48
5:34PM
0.40
6:06AM
0.56
6:20PM
0.47
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Fri
10
Sunrise--6:39-------6:39-------6:41-----
Sunset-----6:07-------6:07-------6:06--
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
Rain (mm)
8786633211---1-111212261
Temp. °C181819181920212121202122222219181818181919191919
Feels °C (?)131213121315181921212324242419181919192020212120
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